Christopher Jain Miller, PhD, is co-founder and Vice President of Academic Affairs at Arihanta Institute, Professor of Jain and Yoga Studies at Arihanta Institute, Professor of Engaged Jain Studies at Claremont School of Theology, and Visiting Researcher at Universität Zürich's Asien-Orient-Institut.

He earned his PhD in the Study of Religion from the University of California, Davis, and has taught at the undergraduate and graduate levels since 2014. His primary research fields are Yoga Studies and Engaged Jain Studies.

Christopher currently serves as co-chair of the Yoga in Theory and Practice Unit at the American Academy of Religion and is a founding member of the Yoga Studies Research Network. He is an associate editor of the Journal of Dharma Studies and author of Embodying Transnational Yoga: Eating, Singing, and Breathing in Transformation (Routledge, 2024), in addition to numerous academic articles and edited volumes.

DJ Taz Rashid is a wellness DJ, music producer, multi-instrumentalist, and creator of My Best Playlist. For more than 15 years, he has worked alongside 1,000+ yoga teachers, facilitators, studios, retreats, trainings, and festivals to create soundtracks for yoga, meditation, breathwork, dance, and transformational experiences.

His work has included collaborations and music for Apple Fitness+, Mindvalley, Wanderlust, Commune, and leading wellness events around the world.

Through My Best Playlist, Taz teaches yoga and wellness professionals a practical approach to using music more intentionally—so they can spend less time searching for songs and more time creating meaningful experiences for their students.

Theo Wildcroft, PhD, is a yoga teacher-trainer, writer, and scholar whose work explores the democratization of post-lineage yoga, somatic literacy, meaning-making, and counterculture.

She is an Associate Lecturer at the Open University, Visiting Lecturer at the University of Chester, Fellow of the HEA, former Coordinator of the SOAS Centre of Yoga Studies, editor of the BASR Bulletin, an honorary member of the British Wheel of Yoga, and an Advisory Council Member for the American Yoga Council.

Theo is the author of Post-Lineage Yoga: From Guru to #MeToo, co-author of Leading Safe & Simple Yoga Nidras, and editor of Religion and the Sense of Self.

Beverley Nolan is a somatic movement educator, yoga practitioner, teacher trainer, author, and founder of Barefoot Body Training.

With 40 years of embodied practice, her work draws from Integrative Bodywork & Movement Therapy, Body-Mind Centering®, the Feldenkrais Method®, and Authentic Movement. She has taught extensively across the UK and Europe and previously served as faculty for the Institute for IBMT and Director of Studies at her own professional training school.

Beverley is co-author of Leading Safe & Simple Yoga Nidras and writes the Substack publication Field Notes From the Body. Her forthcoming solo book, Bodyscapes: Guided Somatic Explorations in Anatomy, Movement and Meaning, will be published by North Atlantic Books in November 2026.

Matt Giordano is an internationally recognized movement educator and yoga instructor specializing in biomechanics, technique, and intelligent movement principles.

Through his workshops, online trainings, and immersive programs, Matt empowers teachers and practitioners to understand how the body functions so they can cultivate longevity, precision, and confidence in their movement arts practice.

Lara Heimann, PT, is a physical therapist, yoga teacher, movement educator, and founder of the LYT Method™, which applies principles of biomechanics and neurodevelopment to yoga to create an optimized system for lifelong movement. A practicing physical therapist and yoga teacher for 30 years, Lara has trained hundreds of teachers around the world and hosts the award-winning Redefining Movement podcast, with more than 4 million downloads.